Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,414 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Florence Beatrice Smith Price (1887-1953)
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Bethune-Cookman University (1904- )
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Gotham Hotel, Detroit, Michigan (1943-1963)
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George W. Lowther (1822-1898)

Explore Global African History

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Norman August Black (1957- )
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Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia (1892-1975)
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Rosângela Cristina Oliveira Santos (1990- )
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(1990) Nelson Mandela, “We Have Waited Too Long For Our Freedom”

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Slavery in Oregon: The Reuben Shipley Saga
Manet Harrison
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Manet Harrison And Stephen Fowler: The First Black Power Couple?
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Greece and Egypt: How a Single Coin Reflects an Ancient and Enduring Relationship
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The History of Black History Month

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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